History of Heathrow Airport

In its early years what is now Heathrow Airport was the Great West Aerodrome, sometimes known as Heathrow Aerodrome.

Before 1920

1920s

1930s

1940s

It is manifestly so much easier for the Civil Aviation authorities to look over the airports near London, that the foresight of private companies has made available, and then using government backing forcibly to acquire them, than to go to the infinite trouble that we had in making an aerial survey to find the site, buying the land from different owners, and then building up a fine airfield from what was market-gardening land. And why the haste to proceed? I cannot escape the thought that the hurry is not uninspired by the fact that a post-war government might not be armed with the power or even be willing to take action that is now being rushed through at the expense of the war effort.[13]

After World War II

1950s

Aerial photograph of Heathrow Airport in 1955
Heathrow's central area under construction in April 1955. The control tower is complete and in use. Work proceeds on the Europa Building
Heathrow in 1965. Nearest the camera are two BOAC aircraft – a Vickers VC10 (with the high tail) and a Boeing 707.
Heathrow in the 1960s with a Sabena Douglas DC-6 at front and with Vickers Viscounts at the rear

1960s

1970s

Terminal 2 in 1972

1980s

1990s

British Airways Boeing 747-400s in the 1990s.

2000s

Aircraft at Heathrow in 2007.

2010s

Plans for future

Historic images of Heathrow

References

For book references see London Heathrow Airport#Bibliography.
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    • Hatton, 1935, Middlesex sheet 20.05, ISBN 978-1-84784-279-4
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